Aesthetics in Transportation
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Author | : Lajos Héder |
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Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Aesthetics |
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This is a guide for transportation planners in creating attractive environments for people using transportation facilities and for those in the surrounding communities. The book which is based on 45 case studies and is illustrated by several photographs, begins with a formal discussion on art and then proceeds to facility design, potential impacts and improved procedures. A comprehensive section on sites and opportunities discusses topics such as cityscape, gateways, passageways, streets, plazas, and the renovation of older works. A number of procedures for managing arts programs are discussed. The section on highways provides design policy advice for planners on route selection, sign control, roadside development, and historic presentation. Other sections of the book discuss buses and streetcars and rapid transit. Aesthetic impacts involved in integrating transportation facilities with their surrounding communities are discussed. References are provided to funding sources and 141 publications.
Author | : Keith Paul Walzak |
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Total Pages | : 310 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Art, Municipal |
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Author | : Partners for Livable Places |
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Total Pages | : 127 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Aesthetics |
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This publication examines a variety of cases that demonstrate the aesthetic quality of transportation projects. These range from the relatively inexpensive painted "Gus Bus" in Grand Rapids to the large-scale project of designing the Montreal Metro. The purpose is to develop a fresh perspective on ways the visual appeal of transportation can be identified as a distinct element for consideration, and on the degree to which quality design contributes to the economics and function of transportation systems. A second purpose is to develop guidance and examples to assist transportation planners and citizens in dealing with these issues. The projects presented represent a wide range of costs and circumstances encountered in transportation planning. The study shows that the aesthetic benefits provided by quality materials, sensitive design, careful maintenance, and appropriate inclusion of works of art translate directly into increased patronage, cost efficiencies, and a better public environment.
Author | : United States. Task Force on Design, Art, and Architecture in Transportation |
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Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Architectural design |
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Total Pages | : 58 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Art and state |
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Author | : Jarrett Walker |
Publisher | : Island Press |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2012-07-29 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1610911741 |
Public transit is a powerful tool for addressing a huge range of urban problems, including traffic congestion and economic development as well as climate change. But while many people support transit in the abstract, it's often hard to channel that support into good transit investments. Part of the problem is that transit debates attract many kinds of experts, who often talk past each other. Ordinary people listen to a little of this and decide that transit is impossible to figure out. Jarrett Walker believes that transit can be simple, if we focus first on the underlying geometry that all transit technologies share. In Human Transit, Walker supplies the basic tools, the critical questions, and the means to make smarter decisions about designing and implementing transit services. Human Transit explains the fundamental geometry of transit that shapes successful systems; the process for fitting technology to a particular community; and the local choices that lead to transit-friendly development. Whether you are in the field or simply a concerned citizen, here is an accessible guide to achieving successful public transit that will enrich any community.
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Total Pages | : 113 |
Release | : 1996 |
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Transportation Research Record 1549 contains the following papers: Innovative computational support in bridge aesthetics; Aesthetic design for Akashi Kaikyo Bridge; Washington, a city of beautiful bridges : Paradigms to emulate; Aesthetic design of Haneda Sky Arch; Aesthetic guidelines for older bridges; Objectivity and the aesthetic design process; Visual and ecological environmental quality model for transportation planning and design; Glenwood Canyon tunnel aesthetic design; Aesthetics and other community values in the design of roads; Fusion of creativity in rail transit stations : A retrospective and critique; Public transportation as collaborative art : MetroLink, St. Louis; Paris-Lexington Road : Integration of intrinsic qualities, civics of design, and computer technology; Science, technology, and aesthetics : Three aspects of design excellence; Application of aesthetic principles to road planting in China; British methods for improving sensitivity of bridge designers to good bridge appearance; Aesthetic design of Odawara Port Bridge.
Author | : United States. Dept. of Transportation |
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Release | : 1981-01-01 |
Genre | : Architecture |
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Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Architectural design |
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